Inevitability In Oyo State Amotekun Corps -By Segun Adebowale

It is general belief and fact that “No one can run away from his/her shadow” but this is what the Management of Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) failed to accept and understand. Due to the above fact, the Oyo State Security Agency (Amotekun) management team is operating by taking exigency above moral and standard Security operational manual by only attend to the immediate indiscipline acts that unveiled itself through any of their personnel.

Whereas, what the Agency is technically avoiding is quiet inevitable and paramount to successful operation and organization of any standard Security outfit. The Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) is tactically shying away from making Oyo State Amotekun Operational Manual/Code of conduct available to its corps members and the members of the public. The importance of Operational Manual and Code of conduct in Security work cannot be over-emphasized, as this article shall move in-depth to gives the reader all those known content of Operational Manual and Code of Conduct which you yourself will, without any bias mind, if really Security outfit like Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amokekun) can works / operates without the Operational Manual and Code of Conduct. If the Oyo State Amotekun would be prevented from scuttling by the Oyo State Government and the Amotekun Board of Governance these two tools (Operational manual and Code of conduct) of Security office are essential and inevitable.

In Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) there are progressive individuals among the Amotekun Board of Governance who are seriously working to attain standard in Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) whose opinions and plans are grossly dominated and impeded by reactionaries whose ulterior motive is to favor their Caucus (OPCs) who have been planted as Coordinator and Operational leader across almost (90%) the 33 Local Government area of the State and also hold important post at the State headquarters, Moniya lbadan.

The Security Operational Manual is one of the essential tools of office in a standard security outfit, which is the repository of all written policies and SOPs that pertain to the security function. The Security Manual also contains job description, training materials, reports, and forms used by security personnel. It is also the documentation by which an organization provides guidance for members and employees to perform their functions correctly and reasonably efficiently. It documents the approved standard procedures for performing operations safely to produce goods and provide services. This important security working tool of office is lacking in the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun). One may ask how Oyo State Amotekun corps operates without operational manual. How realistic and to what extent are all the key-words describing Operational Manual being operated / used in the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun).

The second vital tool of office lacking in the Oyo State Security Network (Amotekun) is Code of Conduct. This is described as most common policy of organization. This policy lays/ maps-out the organization’s principles, standards, and the moral and ethical expectations that employees and third parties are held to as they interact with the organization. A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practice of an individual party or an organization. A well written code of conduct clarifies an organization’s mission, values and principles, linking them with standards of professional conduct. The conduct articulates the values the organization wishes to foster in leaders and employees and, in doing so, defines desired behavior. Written codes of conduct or ethics can become benchmarks against which individual and organizational performance can be measured.

Also, it is a central guide and reference for employees to support day-to-day decision making. The main purpose of code of conduct is to set and maintain a standard for acceptable behavior to all stakeholders in an organization. It is also a reminder to the employees of what is expected from them. It further highlights that their actions should always aligned with the ethos and etiquette of the institution. Have a critical and analytical evaluation of pertinent and significant work embedded in code of conduct that the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) failed to operate with for the past 452 days of its operation. What a catastrophe!!!

Briefly let me intimate (which I believe they know) the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) and the Oyo State Government of the code of conduct content that a Security Organization like Oyo State Amotekun cannot do away with, I wish the management can indicate which one can be parted with in building a reliable and model security of this century. As security consultant contact me via segunade951@gmail.com if need arise, no charge applied.
CONTENT Introduction
Main Objective
Vision and Mission of Oyo State Amotekun
Oyo State Anthem / Pledge / OYSSNA (Amotekun) Anthem and Pledge,
Preamble.

PART ONE IDENTITY AND NORMS
Article 1 Supremacy of the Code of Conduct
Article 2 Defense of the Code of Conduct
Article 3 Name, Motto and Logo
Article 4 Objectives and Functions
Article 5 Formation of Oyo State Amotekun
Article 6Code of Ethics
Article 7 Colour of Uniform and Dressing Code
Article 8 Identification
Article 9 Ranking and Promotion

PART TWO: ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE
Article 10 Office
Article 11 Authority
Article 12 Structure and Delineation
Article 13 Function of Officers
Article 14 Appointment
Article 15 Modalities for Appointment
Article 16 Tenure of Office and Oath of Office
Article 17 Department and their Functions
Article 18 Standing Committees and their functions

PART THREE: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEMORANDA
Article 19 Finance
Article 20 Property Acquisition
Article 21 Discipline and Sanctions
Article 22 Right of Appeal
Article 23 Resignation
Article 24 Relationship with other Organization

PART FOUR: APPROVED ACTIVITIES
Article 25 Main activities of Oyo State Aotekun
Article 26 Camping and Training
Article 27 Monthly reports

PART FIVE: APENDAGES
Appendix 1 Amendment
Appendix 2 Interpretation
Appendix 3 Bye Law
Appendix 4 Penalties
Appendix 5 Ranking Structure
Appendix 6 Eligibility for Wearing Ranks
Appendix 7 Ranking Chronology

Based on the aforementioned Contents of Code of conduct and operational manual for a Standard Security Organization like the one the Oyo State Government is wishing (in mind not in action) that Oyo State Security Network would be. Can the Oyo State Amotekun Board of Governance and the Oyo State Amotekun Commandant explain which out of the code of conduct contents stated above (Article and Appendix) should be discard or irrelevant in building a 21st Century Security outfit to the world view standard. These explanations should be given to the Oyo State Government, Legislature and judicial council who in return relate the justification behind the intentional scuttling of the Oyo Security Network Agency (Amotekun) progressive loaded ship (initiated by His Excellency Engineer Seyi Makinde led administration)with mere Odua People Congress (OPC) caucus agenda to the member of public.

On my part all I could done as a patriotic citizen of Oyo State and Yoruba land is still in progress, as part of effort makes a copy of written petition titled “REF: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN OYO STATE AMOTEKUN CORPS” has been forwarded to:
The Office of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, State Secretariat Ibadan
The Oyo State House of Assembly,State Secretariat Ibadan
The Special Adviser on Security, State Secretariat Ibadan
The Oyo State Ministry of Justice, State Secretariat Ibadan
The Office of Oyo State Head of Service, State Secretariat Ibadan
The Oyo State Judicial Service, State Secretariat Ibadan
The Oyo State Ministry of Establishment and training, State Secretariat Ibadan
The Oyo State Ministry of Youth and Sport, State Secretariat, Ibadan.
Still awaiting their (the addresses above) positive response of seeing Oyo State Amokekun Corps meeting up to the Standard of world view security of 21st Century. Since no positive response / action taking for the past THREE WEEKS of sending the petition, soonest the members public can now have a copy of written petition sent to the above address.
If this Government led by His Excellency Engineer Seyi Makind should failed in Certification and Regularization of the operation Oyo State Security network Agency (Amotekun) to meet standard of other sister security agencies (like NPF structure, OYRTMA structure, NSCDC structure, Immigration, SSS, etc)the Oyo State Government should know this “we can only have current champion, No permanent champion” “Igba laa ni, enikan o laye”please do away with “had I known” you’ve known what the Oyo State citizes are looking up to get from you on the issue of Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun).

ASIWAJU NI WA! PACESETTERS WE ARE
Asiwaju ni wa, Asiwaju ni wa (Why are you drawing & holding our State back because of your socio cultural caucus interest?)
Ipo Asiwaju Leledumare fun wa ni’pinle Oyo (Present Oyo State Government can you sustain this?)
Ipinle Oyo e je ka segiri (Oyo State Government are you ready to work with all your God given strengths&potential?)
Omo Oyo ka te pa wa mo ‘se (
Ka ba ‘ra wa s’oro, ka sododo (am doing my part, are you (Government) to work on the fact presented to you on Oyo State
Amotekun?)
Ka sohun to to, to dara nigba gbogbo, nibi (Oyo State Government are ready to do all these? do the right thing at the right
Gbogbo fun ipinle Oyo time. This is the right time. Stop looking for the writer)
Ko ni rehin o loju mi ko ni rehin o (OYSHA members, Gov Seyi Makinde, Amotekun Board Members and
Ko ni rehin o nigba temi ko ni rehin o Commandant are you sure? If yes let world see positive progress in Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun)
Emi a sohun to to, to dara nigba gbogbo (Oyo State Amotekun corps are you doing these to the Oyo citizens? Don’t be a
Nibi gbogbo fun ipinle Oyo law breaker Amotekun corps in the midst of your people, be a good image maker for the State Government)
Asiwaju ni wa, Asiwaju ni wa (OYSHA members, Gov Seyi Makinde, Amotekun Governing Board Members and
Asiwaju ni wa Amotekun Commandant, keep the fire of forwardness and progress burning, quench it not, and look not for the writer)
A……… Siwaju ni waaaa!!! (Forward ever, backward never, Oyo State will ever be Pacesetters State during my time.)